Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
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Bharti Airtel received a notice from the Department of Telecommunications, Madhya Pradesh LSA imposing a penalty of Rs. 2,10,000 (Rs. 2.1 lakh) for alleged violation of subscriber verification norms. The DoT conducted a Customer Application Form (CAF) Audit for February 2026 and found the company failed to adequately verify subscribers before enrollment, as required under the license agreement. The company has decided not to contest the penalty and will pay the amount. The financial impact is limited to the penalty amount only.
The penalty amount of Rs. 2.1 lakh is negligible relative to Bharti Airtel's scale and operations, unlikely to have any material impact on the company's financials or stock price. However, it reflects a compliance lapse in subscriber verification processes that regulators may monitor closely.